Sent: 3/28/2003 9:48 PM

This was another one that was deleted!! Anyone who would delete such a Holy sight,,really needs to get right with God themselves!!  May God have mercy on your soul!!! Faith Under Fire!!    How awesome is His Name !!! "   They are baptizing our soldiers in the desert before the war. I guess looking death in the face can cause a man (or woman) to get right with God. Pfc. David Kurns is baptized by Task Force Chaplain Capt. Ron Cooper, left, and 1st Lt. Brian Case, right, in the desert north of Kuwait City, Wednesday, March 12. Eight members of the 3rd Infantry Division were baptized in the desert on Wednesday.

Pray for our soldiers when we kneel in prayer.
God's power can travel over land, sea or air.
He can carry a message to the soldier's heart.
He can lift his spirit with a prayer from home.
Let our soldiers be like little David with his armor on.

May their armor be strong and ordered of God,
Giving them understanding where their feet must trod.
Prayer can move mountains or defeat a powerful army,
Whether the enemy be great or the battle stormy.
God's power can bring peace among mighty nations.
Pray, pray for the army stations.

Remember the soldier's families when we pray.
God give them strength and help them through each day.
May we hold in our heart the memory they impart.
May we honor the soldiers and keep them close at heart.
Remember our comfort that we enjoy and have at hand,
While our soldiers are troubled in the desert land.

" Therefore I say unto you, What things soever ye desire,
when ye pray, believe that ye receive them, and ye
shall have them."       Mark 11:24

Let prayer bring our soldiers home.

Operation Iraqi Freedom U.S. Army Spc. Michael Edward Curtin, 23, South Plains, N.J., March 29, 2003, Iraq Pfc. Diego Fernando Rincon, 19, Conyers, Ga., March 29, 2003, Iraq Spc. Gregory P. Sanders, 19, Indiana, March 24, 2003, Iraq Capt. Christopher Scott Seifert, 27, hometown unavailable, March 22, 2003, Kuwait Sgt. Roderic A. Solomon , 32, Fayetteville, N.C., March 23, 2003, Iraq Spc. Brandon S. Tobler, 19, hometown unavailable, March 23, 2003, Iraq Pfc. Michael Russell Creighton Weldon, 20, Palm Bay, Fla., March 29, 2003, Iraq Sgt. Eugene Williams, 24, Highland, N.Y., March 29, 2003, Iraq U.S. Navy Lt. Thomas Mullen Adams, 27, La Mesa, Calif., March 22, 2003, Over International Waters Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Michael Vann Johnson, Jr., 25, Little Rock, Ark., March 25, 2003, Iraq U.S. Air Force Maj. Gregory Stone, 40, Boise, Idaho, March 25, 2003, Kuwait U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Jay Thomas Aubin, 36, Waterville, Maine, March 20, 2003, Kuwait Capt. Ryan Anthony Beaupre, 30, Bloomington, Ill., March 20, 2003, Kuwait Sgt. Michael E. Bitz, 31, Ventura, Calif., March 23, 2003, Iraq Lance Cpl. Thomas A. Blair, 24, of Wagoner, Okla., March 24, 2003, Iraq Lance Cpl. Brian Rory Buesing, 20, Cedar Key, Fla., March 23, 2003, Iraq Staff Sgt. James W. Cawley, 41, Roy, Utah, March 29, 2003, Iraq 2nd Lt. Therrel S. Childers, 30, Harrison, Miss., March 21, 2003, Iraq Capt. Aaron J. Contreras, 31, Sherwood, Ore., March 30, 2003, Iraq Lance Cpl. David K. Fribley, 26, Lee, Fla., March 23, 2003, Iraq Cpl. Jose A. Garibay, 21, Orange, Calif., March 23, 2003, Iraq Lance Cpl. Jose Gutierrez, 22, Los Angeles, March 21, 2003, Iraq Cpl. Jorge A. Gonzalez, 20, Los Angeles, Calif., March 23, 2003, Iraq Sgt. Nicolas M. Hodson, 22, of Smithville, Mo., March 24, 2003, Iraq Cpl. Evan T. James, 20, Hancock, Ill., March 24, 2003, Iraq Staff Sgt. Phillip A. Jordan, 42, Brazoria, Texas, March 23, 2003, Iraq Cpl. Brian Matthew Kennedy, 25, Houston, Texas, March 20, 2003, Kuwait Sgt. Bradley S. Korthaus, 28, Scott, Iowa, March 24, Iraq Sgt. Michael V. Lalush, 23, Troutville, Va., March 30, 2003, Iraq Pfc. Francisco A. MartinezFlores, 21, Los Angeles, Calif., March 25, 2003, Iraq Staff Sgt. Donald C. May, Jr., 31, Richmond, Va., March 25, 2003, Iraq Gunnery Sgt. Joseph Menusa, 33, San Jose, Calif., March 27, 2003, Iraq Major Kevin G. Nave, 36, Union Lake, Mich., March 26, 2003, Iraq Lance Cpl. Patrick R. Nixon, 21, of Nashville, Tenn., March 23, 2003, Iraq Lance Cpl. Patrick T. O'Day, 20, Sonoma, Calif., March 25, 2003, Iraq Lance Cpl. Eric J. Orlowski, 26, of Buffalo, N.Y., March 24, 2003, Iraq 2nd Lt. Frederick E. Pokorney Jr., 31, Nye, Nev., March 23, 2003, Iraq Cpl. Robert M. Rodriguez, 21, Queens, N.Y., March 27, 2003, Iraq Cpl. Randal Kent Rosacker, 21, San Diego, Calif., March 23, 2003, Iraq Lance Cpl. Thomas J. Slocum, age unknown, Adams, Colo., March 23, 2003, Iraq Lance Cpl. Jesus A. Suarez Del Solar, 20, Escondido, Calif., March 27, 2003, Iraq Staff Sgt. Kendall Damon Watersbey, 29, Baltimore, Md., March 20, 2003, Kuwait Lance Cpl. William W. White, 24, of Brooklyn, N.Y., March 29, 2003, Iraq Lance Cpl. Michael J. Williams, 31, of Yuma, Ariz., march 23, 2003, Iraq   Operation Enduring Freedom U.S. Army Spc. Marc A. Anderson, 30, Brandon, Fla., March 4, 2002, Afghanistan Sgt. Michael C. Barry, 29, Brandon, Fla., February 1, 2003, Qatar Spc. Curtis A. Carter, 25, Lafayette, La., February 27, 2002, Kuwait Sgt. 1st Class Nathan R. Chapman, 31, San Antonio, Texas, January 4, 2002, Afghanistan Sgt. Steven Checo, 22, New York, December 20, 2002, Afghanistan Spc. Brian M. Clemens, Indiana, February 7, 2003, Kuwait Pfc. Matthew A. Commons, 21, Boulder City, Nev., March 4, 2002, Afghanistan Staff Sgt. Brian T. Craig, 27, Houston, Texas, April 15, 2002, Afghanistan Sgt. Bradley S. Crose, 22, Orange Park, Fla., March 4, 2002, Afghanistan Master Sgt. Jefferson D. Davis, 39, Clarksville, Tenn., December 5, 2001, Afghanistan Spc. Jason A. Disney, 21, Fallon, Nev., February 13, 2002, Afghanistan Pvt. James H. Ebbers, 19, Bridgeview, Ill, October 14, 2002, Djibuoti, Africa Spc. John J. Edmunds, 20, Cheyenne, Wyo., October 19, 2001, Pakistan Sgt. Ryan D. Foraker, 31, Logan, Ohio, September 24, 2002, Guantanamo, Cuba Sgt. Gregory M. Frampton, 37, California, January 30, 2003, Afghanistan Staff Sgt. Justin J. Galewski, 28, Olathe, Kan., April 15, 2002, Afghanistan Chief Warrant Officer Thomas J. Gibbons, 31, Maryland, January 30, 2003, Afghanistan Spc. Rodrigo Gonzalez-Garza, 26, Texas, February 24, 2003, Kuwait Chief Warrant Officer Two Stanley L. Harriman, 34, Wade, N.C., March 2, 2002, Afghanistan Staff Sgt. Daniel L. Kisling, Jr., 31 Missouri, January 30, 2003, Afghanistan Pvt. Giovanny Maria, 19, New York, N.Y., November 29, 2001, Uzbekistan Sgt. Jamie O. Maugans, 27, Wichita, Kan., April 15, 2002, Afghanistan Pfc. Spence A. McNeil, 19, Bennettsville, S.C., March 8, 2003, Saudi Arabia Chief Warrant Officer Timothy W. Moehling, 35, Florida, February 24, 2003, Kuwait Sgt. Orlando Morales, 33, Manati, Puerto Rico, Afghanistan Chief Warrant Officer Mark S. O’Steen, 43, Alabama, January 30, 2003, Afghanistan Spec. Pedro Pena, 35, Fla., November 7, 2002, Kuwait Sgt. 1st Class Daniel H. Petithory, 32, Cheshire, Mass., December 5, 2001, Afghanistan Staff Sgt. Brian C. Prosser, 28, Frazier Park, Calif., December 5, 2001, Afghanista Sgt. 1st Class Daniel A. Romero, 30, Lafayette, Colo., April 15, 2002, Afghanistan Chief Warrant Officer John D. Smith, 32, Nevada, February 24, 2003, Kuwait Sgt. 1st Class Christopher J. Speer, 28, Albuquerque, N.M., August 7, 2002, Afghanistan Pfc. Kristofor T. Stonesifer, 28, Missoula, Mont., October 19, 2001, Pakistan Sgt. Philip J. Svitak, 31, Joplin, Mo., March 4, 2002, Afghanistan Spc. William J. Tracy, 27, of New Hampshire, February 24, 2003, Kuwait Sgt. 1st Class Peter P. Tycz II, 32, Tonawanda, N.Y., June 12, 2002, Afghanistan Sgt. Gene A. Vance Jr., 38, Morgantown, W.V., May 19, 2002, Afghanistan U.S. Navy Chief Petty Officer Matthew J. Bourgeois, 35, Tallahassee, Fla., March 27, 2002, Afghanistan Machinist’s Mate Fireman Apprentice Bryant L. Davis, 20, Chicago, Ill., November 7, 2001, Arabian Sea Electrician’s Mate Fireman Apprentice Michael J. Jakes Jr., 20, Brooklyn, N.Y., December 4, 2001, Northern Arabian Sea Engineman 1st Class Vincent Parker, 38, Preston, Miss., November 18, 2001, Persian Gulf Aviation Boatswain’s Mate-Handling 1st Class Neil C. Roberts, 32, Woodland, Calif., March 4, 2002, Afghanistan Electronics Technician 3rd Class Benjamin Johnson, 21, Rochester, N.Y., November 18, 2001, Persian Gulf U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Evander E. Andrews, 36, Salon, Maine, October 10, 2001, Northern Arabian Peninsula 1st Lt. Tamara Archuleta, 23, Los Lunas, N.M., March 23, 2003, Afghanistan Tech. Sgt. John A. Chapman, 36, Waco, Texas, March 4, 2002, Afghanistan Tech. Sgt. Sean M. Corlew, 37, Thousand Oaks, Calif., June 12, 2002, Afghanistan Senior Airman Jason D. Cunningham, 26, Camarillo, Calif., March 4, 2002, Afghanistan Staff Sgt. Jacob L. Frazier, 24, St. Charles, Ill., March 29, 2003, Afghanistan Staff Sgt. Jason Hicks, 25, Jefferson, S.C., March 23, 2003, Afghanistan Master Sgt. Michael Maltz, 42, St. Petersburg, Fla., March 23, 2003, Afghanistan Senior Airman Jason Plite, 21, Lansing, Mich., March 23, 2003, Afghanistan Staff Sgt. Anissa A. Shero, 31, Grafton, W.Va., June 12, 2002, Afghanistan Lt. Col. John Stein, 39, Bardolph, Ill., March 23, 2003, Afghanistan Staff Sgt. John Teal, 29, Dallas, Texas, March 23, 2003, Afghanistan U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Matthew W. Bancroft, 29, Shasta, Calif., January 9, 2002, Pakistan Lance Cpl. Bryan P. Bertrand, 23, Coos Bay, Ore., January 9, 2002, Pakistan Gunnery Sgt. Stephen L. Bryson, 35, Montgomery, Ala., January 9, 2002, Pakistan Staff Sgt. Walter F. Cohee III, 26, Wicomico, Md., January 20, 2002, Afghanistan Staff Sgt. Scott N. Germosen, 37, Queens, N.Y., January 9, 2002, Pakistan Sgt. Nathan P. Hays, 21, Lincoln, Wash., January 9, 2002, Pakistan Capt. Daniel G. McCollum, 29, Richland, S.C., January 9, 2002, Pakistan Staff Sgt. Dwight J. Morgan, 24, Mendocino, Calif., January 20, 2002, Afghanistan Lance Cpl. Antonio J. Sledd, 20, Tampa, Fla., October 8, 2002, Kuwait Sgt. Jeannette L. Winters, 25, Du Page, Ill., January 9, 2002, Pakistan CIA Johnny Michael Spann, 32, Winfield, Ala., November 25, 2002, Afghanistan   Operation Enduring Freedom - Phillipines U.S. Army Spec. Thomas F. Allison, 22, Roy, Washington, February 21, 2002 Staff Sgt. James P. Dorrity, 37, Goldsboro, N.C., February 21, 2002 Chief Warrant Officer 2 Jody L. Egnor, 32, Middletown, Ohio, February 21, 2002 Maj. Curtis D. Feistner, 34, White Bear Lake, Minn., February 21, 2002 Sgt. Jeremy D. Foshee, 25, Pisgah, Ala., February 21, 2002 Staff Sgt. Kerry W. Frith, 37, Las Vegas, Nev., February 21, 2002 Sgt. 1st Class Mark Wayne Jackson, 40, of Glennie, Mich., October 2, 2002 Capt. Bartt D. Owens, 31, Middletown, Ohio, February 21, 2002 Staff Sgt. Bruce A. Rushforth, Jr., 35, Middleboro, Mass., February 21, 2002 U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. William L. McDaniel II, 29, Greenville, Ohio, February 21, 2002 Staff Sgt. Juan M. Ridout, 36, Maple Tree, Wash., February 21, 2002

These Posts I've added today are from my site. Those I placed on this site were also missing. Your Country is fighting for freedom My country is sitting on its butt, But I am in full agreement with all the posts I have so far posted on this site.

 ( To the person who deleted these posts all I can say to you. Is " IF YOU DONT LIKE WHAT YOU ARE READING HERE MOVE TO ANOTHER PAGE OR IF YOU FEEL SO STRONGLY AGAINST THE PAGES GO TO ANOTHER HOMEPAGE WHERE THE PEOPLE DONT HAVE RESPECT FOR THEIR TROOPS OR COUNTRY, LEAVE GRANNYS POSTS ALONE, THANK YOU ")

 

 

Prayer Wheel for our Deployed Troops

The softness of their eyes The way they loved us so Tears they shed before us When time for them to go How proud to wear their hearts Upon their chest and sleeves Serving God and country So many souls received Fought with pride and honor So fearless through the night Stars above were twinkling They fought with all their might So proud of what they gave us Sweet victory for all Battled with great glory So many to recall Brave and fearless glory What better lesson sought Power to one nation All our soldiers brought Never will forget them Those we left behind Names forever honored Each gift of life that binds Praise to all our soldiers Who fought for liberty With loyal brave emotions So we can all be free Step up upon the mountain Wave up to the sky Closer to the heavens Our soldiers battle cry Freedom now forever With love this gift we gave We salute you with such honor America the brave Wreath now placed in honor For all the world to see No greater gift was given Than spirit of the free.

He waits to get his order He sits without despair Knows that someone's with him Her wings are wrapped with care She holds him close in battle He feels her gentle touch He whispers to her daily I feel your love so much She smiles upon him daily With wings so soft and pure Knowing she is with him His heart feels so assured No matter what the outcome Whatever come what may Her voice in gentle poetry I'll never go away He feels the courage in him With pride he takes his stand A soldier in a distance His Angel at his hand Protect him with your power With wings that soar above A breeze comes by so gentle Such power in their love.

 

Prayer for Peace Helen Steiner Rice    Our Father, up in Heaven, Hear this fervent prayer - May the people of all nations, Be united in Thy care, For earth's peace and man's salvation Can come only by Thy grace And not through bombs and missiles And our quest for outer space. For until all men recognize That "The Battle Is The Lord's" And peace on earth cannot be won With strategy and swords. We will go on vainly fighting, As we have in ages past, Finding only empty victories And a peace that cannot last. But we've grown so rich and mighty And so arrogantly strong, We no longer ask in humbleness - "God, show us where we're wrong." We have come to trust completely In the power of man-made things, Unmindful of God's mighty power And that He is "King Of Kings." We have turned our eyes away from Him To go our selfish way, And money, power and pleasure Are the gods we serve today. And the good green earth God gave us To peacefully enjoy, Through greed and fear and hatred We are seeking to destroy. Oh, Father, up in Heaven, Stir and wake our sleeping souls, Renew our faith and lift us up And give us higher goals. And grant us heavenly guidance As war threatens us again. For, more than guided missiles, This world needs guided men!

  2 Chronicles 7:14If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.

8. For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves:  it is the gift of God:
9. Not of works, lest any man should boast.
10. For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them

A letter from a soldier

 

                                 

                                 

 

 

Our Lord,

We pray to you
To protect our troops:

 

                   

 

Our sons
And daughters;
Our sisters
And brothers;
Our fathers
And mothers.

 

 

Protect them
And those of our allies
As they fight together
To protect our freedom
And our safety;

 

                                       

 

As they fight to end
The terror
That enshrouds
Our world.

 

 

Keep them in Your loving arms
And always near our hearts.

This we pray,

Amen

 

 

                                 

                                 

To Those Who Want To Burn the Flag
Just ask permission�? 

Does the first Amendment gives us the right to desecrate the American flag? 
Or is the flag a sacred symbol of our nation, deserving protection by law? 

Tough call? 

"The Solution" 

For those who want to light Old Glory on fire, stomp all 
over it, or spit on it to make some sort of "statement," 

I say let them do it. 

But under one condition: they MUST get permission from three sponsors. 

First, you need permission of a war veteran. Perhaps a Marine who 
fought at Iwo Jima? 

The American flag was raised over Mount Surabachi upon the 
bodies of thousands of dead buddies. 

Each night spent on Iwo meant half of everyone you knew would be 

dead tomorrow, a coin flip away from a bloody end upon a patch 

of sand your mother couldn't find on a map. 

Or maybe ask a Vietnam vet who spent years tortured in a
small, filthy cell unfit for a dog. Or a Korean War soldier who helped
rescue half a nation from Communism, or a Desert Storm warrior who 
repulsed a bloody dictator from raping and pillaging an innocent country.

That flag represented your mother and father, your sister 
and brother, your friends, neighbors, and everyone at home. 

I wonder what they would say if someone asked them 
permission to burn the American flag? 

Next, you need a signature from an immigrant. Their brothers
and sisters may still languish in their native land, often under 
tyranny, poverty and misery. 
Or maybe they died on the way here, never to touch our shores. 

Some have seen friends and family get tortured and murdered by their own 

government for daring to do things we take for granted every day. 

For those who risked everything simply for the chance to become an 
American ... what kind of feelings do they have for the flag when they
Pledge Allegiance the first time? 
Go to a naturalization ceremony and see for yourself, the tears of 
pride, the thanks, the love and respect of this nation, as 
they finally embrace the American flag as their own. 
Ask one of them if it would be OK to tear up the flag. 

Last, you should get the signature of a mother. Not just any mother. 
You need a mother of someone who gave their life for America. 

It doesn't even have to be from a war. 

It could be a cop. Or a fireman. 
Maybe a Secret Service or NSA agent. Then again, it could be a 
common foot soldier as well. 
When that son or daughter is laid to rest, their family is 
given one gift by the American people; an American flag. 
Go on. I dare you. Ask that mother to spit on her flag. 

I wonder what the founding fathers thought of the American 
flag as they drafted the Declaration of Independence? They knew this act
would drag young America into war with England, the greatest power on 
earth. They also knew failure meant more than just a disappointment. 

It meant a noose snugly stretched around their necks. 

But they needed a symbol, something to inspire the new nation. 

Something to represent the seriousness, the purpose and conviction 

that we held our new idea of individual freedom. 
Something worth living for. Something worth dying for. 

I wonder how they'd feel if someone asked them permission to
toss their flag in a mud puddle? 

Away from family, away from the precious shores of home, in
the face of overwhelming odds and often in the face of death, the 
American flag inspires those who believe in the American dream, the 
American promise, the American vision... 

Americans who don't appreciate the flag don't appreciate this nation. 
And those who appreciate this nation appreciate the American flag. 
Those who fought, fought for that flag. 
Those who died, died for that flag. 
And those who love America love that flag. And defend it. 

So if you want to desecrate the American flag, before you 
spit on it or before you burn it ... 

I have a simple request. Just ask permission. Not 
from the Constitution. Not from some obscure law. Not from 
the politicians or the pundits. 
Instead, ask those who defended our nation so that we may be free today.
Ask those who struggled to reach our shores so that they may join us in
the American dream. And ask those who clutch a flag in place 
of their sacrificed sons and daughters, given to this nation so that 
others may be free. 

For we cannot ask permission from those who died wishing they could, 
just once ... or once again ... see, touch or kiss the flag that stands
for our nation, the United States of America ... 

Freedom Is Not Free

 

I watched the flag pass by one day. 
It fluttered in the breeze, 
A young Marine saluted it, and then 
He stood at ease. 

I looked at him in uniform 
So young, so tall, so proud, 
With hair cut square and eyes alert. 
He'd stand out in any crowd. 

I thought how many men like him 
Had fallen through the years. 
How many died on foreign soil? How many mother's tears? 
How many pilots' planes shot down? 
How many died at sea? How many foxholes were soldiers graves? 
No, freedom is not free. 

I heard the sound of taps one night. 
When everything was still. 
I listened to the bugler play 
And felt a sudden chill. 

I wondered just how many times 
That taps had meant "Amen" 
When a flag had draped a coffin 
Of a brother or a friend. 

I thought of all the children, 
Of the mothers and the wives, 
Of fathers, sons and husbands 
With interrupted lives. 
I thought about a graveyard 
At the bottom of the sea 
Of unmarked graves in Arlington. 

NO FREEDOM IS NOT FREE 

My Son - - - - Our Sons 

You are going away my son, 
For reasons only God can understand. 
We're told you're trying to keep the peace 
With our hurting fellow man. 

I see my baby leaving soon 
For an impossible situation. 
That's my personal understanding 
For this very troubled nation. 

They have been warring for decades. 
Now they're killing each other. 
Where does all the hate begin 
To make us want to kill a brother. 

I know that each of our sons 
Will make a friend with someone there. 
They are taking love from home; 
It will show them how we care.

People, when taken separately, 
Will be helped by each of you. 
Maybe something will rub off 
From what you're trained to do. 

In order to stop the ache at night 
I pray you're safe wher'er you trod, 
And place all of you in loving hands 
To walk side by side with God. 

I love you - - - - - mom 

He Is Just Away

I cannot say, and I will not say.... 
that he is dead... 
he is just away! 

With a tilt of his head, and a wave of his hand..... 
he has wandered off to an unknown land...... 
and leaves us thinking, how fair, that land must be..... 
since he lingers there. 

Always know... 
do not fear.... 
he loves us, there, 
as he loved us here. 

And therefore I just cannot say.... 
that he is dead..... 
he is just away!